5 Aql
Observable Double Star
Excellent (64/100)
Sep: 12.5", Companion: mag 7.0
HIP 92117; 5 Aql
DoubleStar
Aql
Visible
Level 1
Naked eye / Binoculars - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.90
Spectral Type
A2Vm
Star Color
White
(B-V 0.13)
Distance
362.4 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
18h 46m 28.5s
Dec
-00° 57' 42.0"
Constellation
Aql
HR
7059
HIP
92117
Flamsteed
5 Aql
Double Cat
11667
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AB
Separation
12.5″
Companion Mag
7.0
Position Angle
121°
Star Colors
A: White
B: Yellow-white
Discoverer
STF2379
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 12.5″ · PA: 121° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Spectral Classification
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Stellar Notes
AB binary, B, Am, F3Vm, or Am(A5/F1/F2), RV +9.2k/s, vsini =<25k/s. C, 11.3v optical.
ADS 11667A, spectrum binary, RV var.? Unresolved by speckle interferometry on 1976.30; companion with sep. 0.13" seen | on 1980.48 (McAlister and Hartkopf).
Sirius group; UMa stream.
Also classified Am(A1/A7V/A7).
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